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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • degen@midwest.socialtoProton @lemmy.worldGotta love Proton for this yearly benefit!
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    7 hours ago

    It’s like post-marketing. You’re already a user/customer, but companies still want to put psychological hooks in you.

    Kind of reminds me of steam’s insane discounts or epic giving away games. That’s more geared toward bringing people in, maybe.

    I’d like to believe some instances of this sort of thing can be out of genuine appreciation for supporters, but I might just be naive… It is straight out of the abuser’s handbook.



  • It’s a bit of a chicken and the egg situation, I suppose, both encouraging and empowered by antisocial behavior. It’s hard enough to convince someone there’s a problem to begin with given the culture.

    I do wonder how any transition could be made under an inherently opposed system, but that’s also a key point of Marx with respect to revolution.